Madhura Nagendra walks along with India's flag bearer Sushil Kumar during the athletes parade at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 27, 2012. — Reuters NEW DELHI – An Indian woman who gatecrashed the parade of India's athletes at the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games has apologized for an “error of judgement” that prompted a wave of criticism on social media sites. Madhura Nagendra was the subject of an official protest from India's Olympic delegation after she appeared, smiling and wearing a red top, walking next to India's flag-bearer Sushil Kumar at the opening ceremony. Speaking to the NDTV news channel, the 27-year-old, who was one of 7,500 volunteers taking part in the opening ceremony, said she had become over-excited and spontaneously joined in the parade. “As an error of judgement, I landed up walking with the athletes,” she said in the interview broadcast Friday after she returned to her home in the southern city of Bangalore. “I understand that I've hurt people's feelings. From my heart, I regret it,” she said. “I'm a proud woman of India and I was taken aback seeing all the comments. I hope this will be forgiven,” she added. — Agencies
